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Businiess name:
Epicurean School of Culinary Arts
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Review by:
citysearch c.
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I took the beginners class here, which was $500 for 6 classes, which is roughly $83 per class.
The space itself is not the best acoustically, which can make it hard to hear the instructor with their voice echoing off the walls. The blasting music from the yoga studio next door, as well as the trucks barreling down Melrose and La Cienega don't help. The instructor insisted on leaving the front door open for ventilation, which allowed lots of street noise to seep in.
That said, one of the instructors was excellent... the assistant instructor was a bit militant for what seemed to be a hobbyist's class. They often gave conflicting information, and the asst. instructor was prone to chewing people out for not adhering to her standards.
The recipes were good, but the biggest problem was that you could only make one dish out of five per class. And only 2-3 students per recipe. Therefore, if you don't get there early and rush the sign-up sheet, you could get relegated to making something uninteresting, like a Caesar salad, while others make more complicated dishes.
The equipment and supplies are decent, even though they're a bit old. The knives are sharp, the cooktops high grade, and you feel as if you are in a commercial kitchen.
The pricing for the workshop is a bit steep... around $85 and you'll probably only get to cook one recipe.
For those who want to take the professional classes, the tuition, while seemingly high, is much more reasonable than similar classes at Cordon Bleu or Kitchen Academy.
Pros: Plenty of hands-on time. Generally 2-3 students per stove.
Cons: A bit pricey for workshops, noisy location.
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